Combined mop head and wringer.



E. C. WORNS COMBINED MOP HEAD AND WRINGER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. I6. 1915.

Patented Nov. 23,

ATTORNEYS 'arr 1N N s COMBINED Mor HEAD AND WRINGEB.

To all whom t may concern: y

Be it knownthat I, EDWIN `W`oRNsaii citizen of the United States, and a resident` ofthe city of Newv York, borough of Man` liattan, in the county of New York and State of New, York, have invented a new and Improved Combined Mop IIead and \Vringer, of which the following isa full, clear, and exact description. i y

My present invention relates to mops hav-f` ing means for wringing the .mop clothy through the medium of gearing, and the invention more particularly relates to, the,

mop forming the subject, of application for Letters Patent filed by me May 2,1913, Serial No. 7 65,082. In myabove namedap-4 plication a .presserl frame isconnected to the handle and is formed with a frontloopfor the mop` cloth; a `second loop for the "rear end of the mop cloth is mountedv to turn` on the handle, 'and is geared to a sector having a lever handle which ynormally projects forwardly over the rear loop andthe presser frame andis permitted a rearward and upwardV movement to turn thesaid rear loop. and wring the mop. j j

Thel present invention provides a novel form and arrangement of the sectorrelative to the coactinggear` element ofk the twist-` ing loop, whereby the intermeshing gear teeth will beheld to their work and will re-y sist the tendency to separate under the Se- Figurel is a plan view of the `mop embodying my invention;Fig..2 is a side ele vation; and Fig. 3 is a detail invertedk plan view, largely diagrammatic, the special sector and its relation to the coacting gear element. y.

In the illustrated practical embodiment of my invention, a handle member 10, in the form of a socket, receives a detachable handle 11. Projecting` forwardly from the handle 10 is an arched arm 12 having at its forward end a hub 13 which is received between spaced ears 14 on the presser frame 15. The Connection is effected by a bolt 16 given to show ySpecificationof Letters Patent. PQLQHQQ N@V `23, 1915 i applicationmediaprii1e,1915. semaine. 21,658. i

passing through said huby 13 and ears and a suitablep'nut 17, on the `boltl` `The frame 15 presents a front loop lhaving a cross-bar 19 andy from` the `said, loop a ,slot 15a extends rearwardly and through the .rear` end of the said frame, thereby separating the latter into two side members havingrespectively the ears 14. Therek are preferably two pairs ofears 14 to permit the con nection ofthe handle at different points on the presser frame 15. i

Atwisting loop20 is provided to receive` the rear end of the mop cloth 21 and mounted toturn in a bearing 22 on the handle nien` ber` 10 and provided` with a beveled spury pinion 23 which meshes with teethf25` ona sector 24, said sector being mounted to rock on the handle member' 1Q bymeans of a bolt 26, or equivalent means. The sector 2a has a lever handle 27 rigid therewith disposed geo framel, whereby an upward and rearward throw of the lever handle fromv the forward position toward and adjacent to thehandle y 11 will effect a wringing of the mop cloth.

In the use of the mop on a wall or ceil- I" ing, the tightening of the nut 17 will serve",

to` effect the rigid adjustment ofthe presser frame 15 in the desired angular position.

When the mop isused on a floor, the presser frame 15 is loosely pivoted and as the front end overbalances the heel, vthe heel AofQ-tlie` frame when the mop is lifted from the floor will be tilted upwardly and will engage the if lever handle 27 raising the same sufliciently` to permitthe convenient grasping of said` handle for the twisting of the mop cloth. The raised position ofthe lever` handle and tlie tiltedl position ofthe heel ofthe presser' frame 15 are'indicated in dotted'lines in Fig. 2, the fullvlines indicating thenormal position,

in which it will be Seen that `the leverhandle,y 27 at its forward end lies 'close to the presser frame, so thatthe device can 4 be conveniently entered beneathl anice-box or other structure or article of furniture,

In order to limit the tilting movement of the presser frame 15 when loosely pivoted, I formv on the arm 12 adjacent to the hub 13 thereof, lateral lugs28 which overlap ile the lags 14 V*of the presser framel side of theV slot 15a, and on the lpresser frame 15 adjacent -to the forward lugs' 14 I i Y provide raised members 29, the lugsj28 prolio' `jecting into the path of movement of the the said members ,.29 inthe rocking of the presser frame and serving" to arrest the movement of the latter. Similar lugs "or raised members 291'are provided behind the rear lugs 14. on the presser frame.

Theconstruction and arrangement of the partsis such that a throw of the lever handle 27from' the forward .posi-tion'to a posi-Y f tion adjacent to the,v handlell, willreect a wringing Aof the mop cloth, and the final twists imparted to the mop cloth will be given Vwith v.facility by grasping both the handle l1 and the VleverV handle" 27. In

order to hold the said gear elements to their work and preventV separation of fthe teeth i cent to the leverhandle, are disposed a gradually ldecreasing distance from they anial liiie of the pinion. Thiis the separating l strain will be resisted and compensated for, since inthe turningof the sector, the teeth 'thereof will gradually project an increasing distance toward'theraXis of the pinion tov insure a firm engagement with the pinion.

1 It is important that the twisting' loop`20 be arranged approximately horizontal be'-l ineath the lever handle 27 when the mop cloth kis flat and :iintwisted, and this Vis in-V surcd by a proper engagement of the sector with the pinion 23.' In order to prevent the throwing of the handle 27 to a'position toY coilpletely' disengage the sector `from "the pinion, and thus permita wrong'relation to be establishedin again engaging the sector with the pinion, I provide a 'stopte-oth '25a Y on thejsector, of vdepthto lock with lthe i pinion 22, should unduemovement be given to the lever 27; V'Intliis'way the proper relation'of the sector and the pinion is insured "afterY the article has reached the hands of thel purchaser;

y ,'Having `thiis described my invention,

what I claim as new and 555 desireto secure'by Letters Patent, is: 1

,1, InA a'mop, a A presser frame, a handle y member connected with said .l frame Y andV having a'front loop torec'eive a mop cloth, Y

a twisting loop mounted to turn and adapt- VV1,161,104' e' ed to receive lthe rear end of the mop cloth, and means to turnthe said twisting loop, said means" comprisingf pinion on 'the twisting loop,.and a toothed sector mounted torock on the handle and meshingl with the Ysaid pinion, the sector having a lever handle projecting forwardly therefrom to rock the sector and to ltiirn the mop by a rearward and upwardthrow of the lever handle,

- the teeth'ro'n thel sector being spirally disposed, the-teeth from the end of thel sector adjacent to the lever handle being disposed' a gradually'.jdecreasing distance fromV the axial line of the pinion.

2.'In a mop, a handle member, means on said handle member Yto hold the front end of a mopv cloth, a ltwisting loop mounted to Y 'turn on the handle and adapted to lreceive the rear end Vof a inop'cloth, and means to turn the rtwisting loop, said means comprising' aV pinion on the twisting loop, anda sector, said sector having a spiral series of Y teeth meshing with the pinion. A

3. VIn a mop, a handle member, means on fthe said handle member to'hold the front` end of the lmo-p ,clothf a twisting loop mounted to turn on the handle and adapted to receive they rear end of -a mop cloth, andv means to turn the twisting loop, said means comprising a pinion on the twisting loop,`

and a sector having teeth' meshing with vthe pinion, there being a tooth near one end of the sector projecting a'v suflicient distance to' :lock with' the pinion and prevent movement of the sector beyond the pinion'. i, 4. In a mop, a 'presser frame comprising a front loop to receive a mop cloth, and

having a longitudinal slot extending rearwardly from the said loop through the e rear end of the frame, separating the side members of the latter, a handle member having a forwardly extending arm, V-and means roclrably connecting` V the forward ends of the said arm with the presser frame between the jside members thereof, said forward end of the arm yhaving a laterallng" overlapping the 'adjacent side member of the presser frame, and the -sai'd sidefineinber having a stop member tocontactfwith In testimony whereof Ihave signed name top this twol subscribing witnesses.

. EDWIN o. worms.

Witnesses: y

` n OscAR L. Bimini, ALLAN BAYLEY.

Gopejsf'f this jpatentiiia'y be 'olitainedilorfvefcents eaeh,by'addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

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specicationin the presence of V'the 'said ylug to limit the locking movement Y of the presser frame on the said arm. '110 

